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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
The Woman Who Fell Backwards and Other Stories
Apocalypse Bluff and Other Stories
The Senescent Nomad Hits the Road
Invasive Procedures: Stories
Heroes and Other Illusions: Stories
Bedlam Battle: An Omnibus of the One Thousand Series
After the Fireflood
Caliban’s Children
The Fantasy Book Murders
Opting Out and Other Departures
Sunflower: A Novel
America Redux: Impressions of the United States After Thirty-Five Years Abroad
Fear or Be Feared: Fantasies
Writing as a Metaphysical Experience
Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing
The One Thousand: A Novella
The One Thousand: Book Two: Team of Seven
The One Thousand: Book Three: Black Magic Bus
The One Thousand: Book Four: Deconstructing the Nightmare
After the Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Memoir of Greece
The Misadventures of Mama Kitchen: A Novel
Dark Mirrors: Dystopian Tales
Love Children: A Novel
Painsharing and Other Stories
The Dragon Ticket and Other Stories
Tag Archives: Parenting
Getting Old: A Journal; Part Two: Good Stuff
I hadn’t intended to write more about getting old, at least not soon, after I had finished the first part of this journal. Down the road a bit, yes, but not soon. However, while contemplating it during a walk under … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, On Writing, Parenting, Reading, Travel
Tagged confidence, courage, experience, memoir, old age, Parenting, reading, travel, wisdom, Writing
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Endings
First the disclaimer: this is not an essay on writing, though I may use various aspects of writing as an example. If you want to write, write. Go ahead, just get started. Do it any way you want and write … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing, Parenting
Tagged Cordwainer Smith, Harlan Ellison, Parenting, Writing
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I Don’t Care
A lot of things happen in life. Many good things, yes, but also nasty things, discouraging things. Recently, and by this I mean in the last three months or so, things have been going awry for me personally; I have … Continue reading
Savoring the Unsavory, or, the Metaphysics of the Mundane
I spent years on the road not worrying about anyone else’s schedule at all: I slept when I wanted, woke up when I wanted, stayed in one place or moved on, and so on. There were hardships, sure; you can … Continue reading
Whatever Happened To Christmas?
For me, Christmas passed by in a haze. There were legitimate reasons, of course. I had many hours of teaching work right up until the 23rd, and so had little time to contemplate much else. Two of our sons got … Continue reading
Stranded
Sunday, December 19th, was one of the most stressful days my wife and I have had in a long time. As any parent knows, there is no paucity of anxiety when you are raising kids, but this situation was extreme … Continue reading
Writers as Parents
On September 22nd, 2010, in response to John Scalzi’s post on the Science Fiction Writers of America website called: “Writer and Parent? Tips For Finding Your New Balance” I wrote the following: “I have five sons and my wife and … Continue reading